The Ten Most Influential Men

2010 was a seminal year for those who influence the lives of the
GQ reader. The coming of Coalition Britain signalled not
just a new politics but the rise of a political, business and
cultural compact. The wane of institutional power was accelerated
and the rise of the can-do ethic, pragmatic and idealistic by turn,
was confirmed. The people with influence now are those who know how
to cajole, persuade, insinuate and argue. Having grown up in the
technological era, witnessing the end of the Cold War in their
youth, they know dogma and title mean less than being able to adapt
to changing times, whether in politics, business, the
cultural world - or all of the above, as the New Influencers do not
operate within silos. GQ's list of the 100 Most
Influential Men reflects and celebrates this shift.

Darius Sanai

Darius Sanai is Editorial Director of Conde Nast Contract Publishing and Editor-in-Chief of Conde Nast's Baku magazine, a global contemporary art quarterly. He is also Editor-in-Chief of LUX magazine, and owns Quartet Consulting, which advises private clients around the world on strategy and branding, and sits on the boards of two luxury travel groups. He buys and invests in fine wine for clients. He has been a contributing editor of GQ for more than 10 years.